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A classic example of clouds created by waterfalls, newly named cataractagenitus. Spotted over the Horseshoe Falls, Niagara Falls, Canada.
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Crepuscular rays shining through rising fog, spotted near Eugene, Oregon, US
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Fluctus (Kelvin-Helmholtz) spotted near the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, California, US
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Pyrocumulus (Flammagenitus) as a result of a recent lava flow in 2024 in the Reykjanes Peninsula, near Reykjavik, Iceland
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Contrail over Garden Bay Manor, United States
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Cirrus uncinus over San Bernardino, California, US
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Asperitas and lacunosus spotted over Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US
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A storm system forming over Wairau Valley, Marlborough, South Island, New Zealand
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22-degree halo with subtle signs of an accompanying upper tangent arc, spotted over Stinson Beach, California, US
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An elongated version of altocumulus lenticularis spotted by nearby mountains over South Africa
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22-degree halo over Canutillo, Texas, US
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A towering cumulus congestus that was on the precipice of developing into a cumulonimbus, as Heather related that thunderstorms came to fruition over Bannockburn, Victoria, Australia
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Above a layer of stratus, near Sagres, Algarve, Portugal
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A subtle display of crepuscular rays over San Bernardino County, California, US
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A myriad of colors over Butlerville, Indiana, US
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Quite a dramatic waterfall cloud picture! Interested learning from your description about the new name for this particular cloud formation that I have never heard before, “cataractagenitus”, rather than just calling it “mist or smoke”. From Rebecca Hill, Canberra, Australia